12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or descent; a sharp
turn or curve.
13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath alone, without
voice, as certain consonants, such as p, k, t, f; surd; nonvocal;
aspirated.
Sharp is often used in the formation of self- explaining compounds; as,
sharp-cornered, sharp-edged, sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted,
sharp-visaged, etc.
Sharp practice, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so,
by a tricky expedient. -- To brace sharp, or To sharp up (Naut.), to
turn the yards to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may
lie well up to the wind.
Syn. -- Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious;
discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart; pungent; acrid;
severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious; sarcastic; cutting; bitter;
painful; afflictive; violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.
Sharp (?), adv. 1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. M.
Arnold.
The head [of a spear] full sharp yground.
Chaucer.
You bite so sharp at reasons.
Shak.
2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp.
[Colloq.]